PR6 9FQ

Chorley East · Chorley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Chorley
Constituency
Chorley
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PR6 9FG 35 m
PR6 9FH 35 m
PR6 9FN 114 m
PR6 0TW 154 m
PR6 0TY 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PR6 9FQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2015
Terminated
1 September 2015
Postcode area
PR
Postcode district
PR6
Postcode sector
PR6 9
Latitude
53.653776
Longitude
-2.612422
British National Grid easting
359,620
British National Grid northing
417,648

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Chorley · E07000118
Parish or community
E43000094
Westminster constituency
Chorley · E14001170
Output area
E00181971
Lower layer super output area
Chorley 009B · E01024926
Middle layer super output area
Chorley 009 · E02005197

Postcode source versions

Explore PR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    291 m
  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    547 m
  3. Highfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,875
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,171
  • Anti social behaviour 494
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Shoplifting 213
  • Public order 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PR6 9 residents
8,346

Age bands in PR6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,422 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

747 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,021 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,590 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,900 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CHORLEY SURGERY

    24-26 GILLIBRAND STREET, CHORLEY, PR7 2EJ

    ODS code P81038

    1.4 km

  • LIBRARY HOUSE SURGERY

    AVONDALE ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2AD

    ODS code P81044

    1.5 km

  • DR JACOBS SURGERY

    COLLISON AVENUE, CHORLEY, PR7 2PA

    ODS code Y00347

    1.5 km

  • GAB HEALTHCARE

    32-34 ST THOMAS'S ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 1HR

    ODS code P81127

    1.6 km

  • REGENT HOUSE SURGERY

    21 REGENT ROAD, CHORLEY, PR7 2DH

    ODS code P81062

    1.6 km

  • ADLINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    22-24 BABYLON LANE, ANDERTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9NW

    ODS code P81740

    4.1 km

  • BUCKSHAW VILLAGE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNITY PLACE, BUCKSHAW VILLAGE, CHORLEY, PR7 7HZ

    ODS code Y02466

    4.1 km

  • GRANVILLE HOUSE MED CTRE

    GRANVILLE STREET, ADLINGTON, CHORLEY, PR6 9PY

    ODS code P81154

    4.4 km

  • THE EUXTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARYS GATE, EUXTON, CHORLEY, PR7 6AH

    ODS code P81171

    4.6 km

  • WHITTLE SURGERY

    239 PRESTON ROAD, CLAYTON-LE-WOODS, CHORLEY, PR6 7PY

    ODS code P81143

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Seymour Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Colyton Road

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.2 miles
  • Lyons Lane

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.3 miles
  • Brown Street

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.3 miles
  • Crosse Hall Lane

    BCT · Eaves Lane

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Chorley 009B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,435 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,875 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,171 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.